The Baron crosses the Thames without the assistance of a bridge, ship, boat, or balloon, or even his own will
The Baron flying across the river Thames at center, after having been projected out by a cannon where he had fallen asleep.
Credit: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
[1809], reissued 1811
Hand-colored etching; reissue
9.8 x 15.9 cm
59.533.1394(9)
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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